Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-01
CHALLENGE RECEIVED.
no be Acted Upon by the Regatta
Committee.
From the NeaO York tribune.

From the Neto IorE ITtoUne.
rv.Com. James d. Smith, of the New
york Yacht Club, and chairman of the
raoatta committee that was In charge OF
enc arrangements for the race for the
Amerlca's cup last year, received Monday
~ lanes w. Bell, of Glasgow, the
tnAic,al challenge for the cup. Mr.. Bell
ranresents a syndicate or BrlCons VINO are
onyious TO win back the cup, and under
Mr. Belps instructions the Tnlstle 10 being
S,,'It expressly to sail for the cup. AL
.Sai'yh the Thistle is not yet completed
sso ;s 40 far along that her measurements
on,,ld he correctly taken and recorded in
.bocustom house at Glasgow. The specl-
6cstions of a challenge for the Americas
am reauire that the dimensions ano ton
.,ai,e nj a Yacht must be on the books OF
enc custom house from Wnlcn the yacht
sails ak months before the race Is TO be
ssiIed. and the challenger must give the
Soiders of the cup at least seven months'
notIce from the date named on which the
1rst race is 10 take place. The races this
,,sor will probably be sailed about the
,Jdle az september. The date was not
given out yesterday.
the committee that had the race In
oharya last year will have the same
nower this year, and they are to meet to-
dsv and formally accept the challenge
sud discuss plans for defending the cup.
the dimensions OF the Maynower and
Thistle are:
Name. Length. Beam. Depth.
Mavsower. s. Of % "a 10
T TT%y IS 90 20 Sl-lO "a LILO
The length OF the Thistle overall is IS
feet and the Mayflower 100 feet. The
Thistle is nearly five feet wider than the
Gaatea, 80 badly defeated by the May
dower last year, and the Increased width
~ beam gives the new aoht greater sail
carving power. She is unusually wide
for a cutter, and in other respects 10 al
most as large as the American sloops.
II is possible that new boat Will be
built. for yachtsmen now think that
there are many points in the Mayhower
mat NAV be improved on. Still there is
feeling that the Mayfower is yet far
superior to anything that English or
Scotch brains and money ever designed
Oh built, and she may be selected 10 de-
feud second time the honor OF the
Yankee centre-board sloop. Messrs
lselin & Maxwell, prominent members OF
the New York Yacht Club, are each
building yachts. What they, Will
develop in point of speed and
staying qualities in double-reef weather
remains unknown. The Puritan and
Priscilla are both fast boats ana their
owners are anxious to see what improve
ments can be made in speed after certain
alterations have been made.
The courses which will be sailed over
for the cup will be the New York Yacht
CLUB courses, the inside course and the
outside course, but In case each yacht
WINS race the third contest will be over
course decided upon by the committee
The challenge issued by the Royal
CLYDE Yacht Club to race the yacht This
tle for the Americas cur was accepted
Tuesday, Commodore James D. Smith,
&. H. Haight, William Krebs and Vice
Commodore Charles Haight, composing
the committee appointed to take action
regarding it, met shortly after noon In
Mr.. Smiths Office in the Mills building,
when the communication from Mr.. Will
liam York, the Secretary OF the challeng-
ing club, was read and considered.